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There's an open training session at Goschs Paddock this Saturday morning. The Demon Army with Membership Volunteers will be firing up the BBQ. The MFC merchandise tent will be at the ground. Warm up with Mo's coffee cart and wait to see your favourite player for photos and autograph opportunities. The boys are usually very relaxed at training sessions & have plenty of time for all. It won't be the full squad on Saturday because the Casey Scorps are playing on Saturday afternoon. If it works for you, come along.

I'm going! If it's anything like last year's event with David Schwarz and Clint Bizzell you wouldn't want to miss it - even if it is a mid-week event. Last year Robbo sat with Schwarta & Bizz and talked like old friends, like the reins were off. It was all about Schwarta but it was also a very relaxed Robbo like I'd never seen before. The Vineys are sure to be just as entertaining. I can't wait....and the best part? It's an affordable event for regular supporters, because it's about covering costs and hoping for profit in the interests of providing something for our everyday fans.

Yes, I remember & it got me thinking. Neale began his MFC career as the Head Coach of the team but it was the pre-season of 2004 when Paul Gardner was President and membership sales were poor that he was asked to get out and sell the Club. As a supporter I'll never know but it looked as though his contract had a new clause - Sell our Club to the masses - & he did! He became The Reverend and his preaching worked.

Davis injured - hamstring

Joel MacDonald ( & Cam Pedersen) trained with the senior team this morning....didn't look at all unwell!

You can call us a "family" waynewussell but it was The Demon Army that brought the flags, floggers, patties, Big Heads & chants to the ground. We are a family - a devoted red & blue family - and you can find us behind the goals each week. I'm glad we were on the same page as Demonlanders when we hatched this idea before we left the ground last Saturday night. Now we all need to turn up at the G tomorrow. Demon Army will be there!

As an active cheersquad member I ask myself the same question. We had 2 sessions this week with 6 people attending each to eventually get this week's banner together. It's an essay....again. This week it has become a very hard task because of our lack of numbers. All for 5 minutes. The sponsors pay handsomely for their name on the banner.We like to acknowledge player milestones but Jack isn't getting much acknowledgement for his 50th this week. Beamer is the only player who now seems to use ripping through the banner as a rev up. Our current captains lift the crepe.....a long way off Neita who shouldered through in a smash and crash fashion. Our lack of active members is a reflection of our ladder position. In the last 6 years there have been occasions when we'd like to call off the banner for lack of interest. The position of our Club? We'll make it happen because otherwise we'd be the laughing stock of the AFL. It's easy to say "Walk Away" but there are a few dedicated committed members who would never allow this to happen. It's not easy getting out there every week but tomorrow we'll be giving GWS every assistance needed to pole their banner at the ground and then get it up. We've been told they may have 12 members turn up. And we're all going to forge ahead no matter how hard this is and we live and dream about happier days when we have members queuing up to help

I've watched him at training where he's had his right calf heavily strapped from ankle to knee..but then I saw him on crutches after our Darwin game last year " I'll be right" & he played the next week

It doesn't matter who the oppo is....it's night footy, especially FRIDAY night footy...the AFL's marquee night...that brings out the worst supporters enmasse. They leave work, have a few drinks along the way, & keep drinking at the footy. Because they've arrived form work, the kids aren't in tow, the partner's at home, it's a drink fest. I loathe Friday night footy. On Saturday night it's not quite so bad. Where I sit it's part of the routine to see the ugly supporter...either our own or the oppo. The answer is always to call in Security. The Club are only dealing with heresay after the event whilst Security can act immediately. So why do we keep putting ourselves in a position to cop abuse? Supporters who go every week, winning or losing, we're just sick, sick people!!!

Not all players were out on the track and those that were there were all doing different drills & tasks. What I really enjoyed was seeing all the coaches getting in and working with the different groups...like the photo above shows. And from the sidelines you can hear Neeld as well. Aaron was focussed on short sprints on his own for the whole session. The rehab guys were doing different lap running drills...well that's what Ricky said when I laughed with him about being overtaken by Grimes! LJ is back strolling, jogging laps....dare I say, taking it easy.He's about the only player I can say that for!

Michael has hung up the #50 guernsey. He'll now be wearing #32.

Um...Jonesy?

Are you sure he doesn't mean Tony Jones Ch 9 sports reporter? He fell and cut his leg - 2 week injury

It's nice to think the cheersquad can help out here but some of us are at the ground at 9am doing what's necessary for the day. Behind the scenes we put in very long hours of volunteer work, usually without a computer in our laps. If you want some Cheersquad assistance we need notice. I can tell you about a game at Etihad Stadium next week. It's our home game. Don't sook about not liking Etihad. Just get there, be vocal, support our team....OUR TEAM....'cos if we don't noone else will

Nothing to be gained by this. Let Bailey play out his contract. Are we really going anywhere in 2011?

Forget the captaincy issue here....Brad, twice before my eyes, threw his hands in the air in exasperation in the 1st half, something I haven't actually seen before. It wasn't a little movement...it was quite noticeably an aggrieved motion. Normally our boys are robotic around the ground. Brad wasn't. He is hurting too.

I stayed, like most of the Squadies, but we struggled to stay positive. Such a dark, dark day. I put my glasses on, I put my glasses off. I couldn't see a thing it was so dark....and then in the final minutes the pathetic little lights, if that's what they're called, went out completely. It's a good thing I couldn't see. While we were cleaning up and packing up no one bothered us. Usually a losing effort comes with taunts and derision. The oppo walking past us were pitying us for our team's efforts, genuinely trying to offer solace. Thanks, nice try, but it didn't work.

That's why we go to the game every week, no matter where it's played or who we're playing. I believe Ricky has trumped LJ's MOTY 2010 in that he performed his trick in front of his own cheersquad....maximum applause & plaudits from those close by. (LJ took his mark up the other end of the ground away from Cheersquad...for anyone who wasn't there). Hey Ricky, You Are So Fine!

Green was on crutches after the Freo game. If anyone saw the Fox before the game coverage from yesterday there was some pre game banter & a white board set up with the massage time table. One quick angle showed Brad getting massaged on his lower leg....anyone notice the bruising around his ankle? Sure, when they run out on the ground we assume they're 100% fit and ready to go but there's always more going on behind the scenes. And for what it's worth, I'm feeling a lot of man love between Bails & Brad

I'm MFC Cheersquad & I have to admit the RFC Cheersquad are great people to know. OK, I sit at the opposite end of the ground but before a game, after a game, at other times when cheersquads come together they're terrific & I envy their passion and the remarkable power to still draw a crowd despite all their hard times..and their terrific volunteer numbers. If only there were such passionate Dees supporters prepared to give their time to the Club we all love

So Striker475...your mother's turning 50. How old are you? I could be your mother. I work a 10 hr day, standing all day, no tea breaks, no lunch breaks....it's what my industry demands of me. But I make sure I get Fridays off work so I can get to all our Friday night games. I wouldn't miss it. I don't care where the venue is, love it or not, but you just get there to support the team we all love.

Can we please cease all speculation about Tom Scully's course of action beyond this year? I am just so pleased to be able to see him playing the game again. I LOVE going on "Scull-watch", even just for a few minutes here and there. I just want to enjoy watching a player whom I'd call a great player, given he's only played 20 odd games, making his moves without taking in all the bleatings about which jumper he'll be wearing next year. I enjoy watching Tom play & I'll continue to enjoy him play. I don't want to hear all this sideshow Bob stuff.

Let me know where you sit Gotzy9 because I don't want to sit anywhere near you...at all! There's a thing called swearing and then there's verbal abuse. I'm afraid some people aren't intelligent enough to distinguish the difference between passion, team support and abuse.

I'm happy to wear my horns and have them flashing- but they're already a bit dilapidated from overuse. I'd love to see us own the MCG & if flashing horns might do it then I'll wear as many as I can. I hope Olivia has her own brand new set of horns!

Sorry, I had to vote for Jeff Farmer. But I feel pretty lucky to have seen 3 out of the 5 options live.